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[FurryNutz]

Ya I had loaded WRT on it and loaned it to my buddy down the road. I recently changed his router out for a DIR-825 so he's using that. I brought home the 3700 and changed back to OEM FW. Seems to be doing ok. I will like the configuration of DLink routers over NGs. Better customization of QoS with DLink than NG. Maybe all put the AE back online and re-test multiple xboxes.

[hyelton]

I know the current WNR1000 is terrible! haha Its got a faster CPU better everything than the WRT54g v5 but the WRT54g still beats it!

[DrunkJug]

I'm back!

Something is really wrong but not relating to XBOX now. Wireless speeds have been crawling. Called Comcast thinking it was them.

They had me hook directly to modem. BAM! pulling download speeds of 100+ Mbps and uploads of 20+Mbps

no problems actually twice as fast as it should be.

Hook router back up and I get 15Mbps down and 19Mbps up wireless. Hook a ethernet cable into router and computer get my 100+Mbps down but only 1Mbps up.


EDIT:
Figured out what was going on. Wireless was just acting flaky. Changed the settings a few times and it started working properly again. Wish all my wireless items would work on 5GHz N only. Big difference but alas I have nintendo products that are in the dark ages (even their newest console).

That being said I had to go into Gamefuel settings and manually type in to the uplink speed 30000 to get my full uplink Mbps. I previously had it set to obtain automatically and it was reading in at 3000 and was severely limiting my uplink rate when Game Fuel was on. That is a BIG problem. Affected both wireless and wired uplink speeds.

[FurryNutz]

Whats the ISP Speed UP and Down that you pay for?

One think you might want to think about, since the 4500 wifi is a either or router on Wifi, you might set the 4500 to 5Ghz and use that radio for devices that support 5Ghz, then get you a 2.4Ghz wired AP to broadcast 2.4Ghz for those devices that need 2.4Ghz radio or vs versa by using the 4500 as your 2.4Ghz wireless radio and get a AP that does 5Ghz radio then upgrade those devices, that can be upraded to 5Ghz:
Bridge Mode vs Relay vs Acess Point (AP) / Routers vs Dedicated Acess Points (AP)
For suggestions...

[DrunkJug]

I pay for 50 down and 10 up   so I am getting twice the speed I am supposed to be receiving. I'm not complaining.

I am going to check into that suggestion. But if that DGL 5500 would hit the market I could solve that issue pretty easily

[FurryNutz]

Thats true...then you could use the 4500 as an AP.

[DrunkJug]

Would I need to use the 4500 then? I thought the 5500 was going to have a true dual band that runs simultaneously.

[FurryNutz]

Run the 4500 in AP mode as a range extender maybe. Or keep it as a back up router should something happen.

[DrunkJug]

Or keep it as a back up router should something happen.

That sounds like the ticket. But who knows when that 5500 is going to hit? Thought it would be out by now.

[FurryNutz]

Spring just hit so between now and the end of spring I presume. 

[DrunkJug]

might be the first time in my life I look forward to summer?

[FurryNutz]

Spring and Summer are my favorite seasons. 

[DrunkJug]

but all the good games come out fall/winter 

[FurryNutz]

Then you'll be ready for this coming Fall and Winter sir. 

[DrunkJug]

just wanted to be clear once again that the automatic uplink speed detection did not work. You might want to test that and maybe add that into the FAQ that it may need to be manually set in some cases .